Passenger-car.



P. N. JONES.

PASSENGER OAK.

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Patented June 21, 1910.

INVINTOI P. N. JONES.

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Patenbed June 21, 1910.

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INVCNTOI P. N. JONES.

PASSENGER GAB. nruou-lol nun 1.20, 1010.

wmuun PEARL N. JONES. OF PITTSBUBG. PENNSYLVANIA.

PASSENGER-CAB.

spectflutton of Letters Intent.

Patented J tine 21, 1910.

Appltcntton filed January as, mo. Serial No. 540.135.

To all whom. it may concern:

lie it known that I. Paxnn Joxes, of littsbnrg, Allegheny county, State of Pennylvania. have invented a new and useful lluprovenu-nt in lasseiwcr-t'ars. of which the following is a full, e ear. and exact the seription. referent-e being had to the accompanyin; drawings. forming part of this speeitieation. in widthl"igure l is a sectional plan view of one form of ear entlxidying my invention; hi". :3 is a cross section taken on the line ]I-- I of Fig. I: Fig. 3 is a detail plan view of a portion of the ear showing more clean the eonstiuetion and arrangement of the rails and doors; and Fig. l is a partial plan view, similar to Fig. 1, but showin one of the end seats removed, when "sell as a motor tftU'.

.\ly invention has relation to passenger cars, and particularly to cars of the "pay at entran type.

The invention further relates to a passeie' ger ear of the side entrance and exit type, and is de igned to increase the Seating capacity of the car, to provide for convenient entrance and exit of the passengers, and to provide means whereby the entrance and exit, openings may be. readily changed from one side to the other of the car.

further ob'eet. is to provide a ear of this character which will prevent the exit or entrance of passengers e: eept at. such times as thc'proper doors controlling the exit and entrance o mnings are open and which will prevent entry by reason of a-Jentpts to board or leave the car while it i in motion.

The precise nature of my invention will be best understood from the act-ommtuying drawings, in which I have shown the preferred eiulmdiinent thereof and which will now be described. it being pretui-ml. however, that various changes may be mad in the construction and arrangement of the tarious parts, without departing from the spirit and seope of my unentnm, as do lined in the appended claim in these drawings, the numeral .3 desig; nutct-t the Hour of the t'ttl'. which is preferably of tho sntuc leve from end to end or the car, the usual platforms at a lower level being absent.

3 designates the side walls of the ear. and l the ends, which are preferably entirely closed.

The general eonstruetion ot' the ear l'rauie.

lloor, ends and sides nniy be of any usual or desired character.

The car is provided at each side, prefer- .ably at its center with an entranee and exit step 5, which is inset within the side lines of the car, so that it does not in any way project beyond these lines. Access to and, of course, from the step is controlled by means of suitable doors 6. I prefer to eluploy sliding doors, such as indicated in Fig. 1, separate doors being provided for the entrance and exit. 'lhese doom may be controlled by the conductor in any suitable or well known manner, forming no part of my invention. When open, they slide back into the side walls of the car, and when closed, they are adjacent to.the outer edges of the eteps, so that no foot-hold can be obtained by any one attempting to board the car while it is in motion and the doors are closed. Railings T. H and ti divide the step and adjacent portion of the car into entrance and exit passages 10 and it, respectively. The central railing 7 forms a con tinnation of a vertical boss 7", which is re= movably stepped at. its lower end in one of the steps 5, and preferably centrally in said ste i, the inner horimntal end portion of the rai in being removably engaged with a socket lit. in a suitable pocket casting t3. at a point near the center of the car. In

,tarbed to the fare-box.

the drtwing, this poeketis shown as at The railing t) is preferably extended inwardly t apiroximately one-half of the ear, and is adapted to extend from a center post [4 in either direetion across the ear to a socket. l5 at. the side of the car. 5 lti desi nutes a fare-box which may or may not Eu out do ed, and which is located at. the inner em 0 the central railing 7.

l7 designates seats which are arranged continuously around the car. The seats [7 at. the entrance and exit portions of the car at ea h side are hinged at. their ends, so that. they may be turned upwardly at the sides of the. entrance and exit [)tlH-fllglfl in the nutnner shown in Fig. I, the seats being turned up into this msition at that side of the car which is uset for entrance and exit. .'\t. the opposite side of the car, the doors are kept. closed and the seats are turned down in position for use, as shown in Fig. I l, luring supported by detachable or folding legs lli. t It the car is run around a loop. the doors at one side of the car may he kept permanently closed. When, however, the ar is so operated that either end may constitute. the forward end, and it is desirable to shift the entrance and exit from one side of the ear to the other, the rails T and S are remoucd from one side of the car and placed at the opposite side, and the seats at the opposite side are swung up and those at the other side turned down in iosition for use.

The advantages ot my invention will be readily understood since it provides a maxinnnn seating capacity for a given length of car: It also provides a convenient arrangement of side entrance and exit, which can be readily controlled by the conductor and nhieh may be shifted from one side of the car to the other. The car being without projecting platforms. when the side and entrance doors are closed, it is ilttpn siltlt for accidents to occur, due to attempts to board a moving ear.

The car as shown and described is more mrticnlarly designed for use as a trailer, hut may be readily adapted for use as a motor car by omitting one of the seats 17" at either or both (Htla of the car, as clearly shown in l i 4, to provide space for the controller and motorman.

1 claim;

1. passenger car having at each side,

j at its central portion, an entrance and an.

exit opening, said openings being arranged side by side, the end portions of the car being closed and the car having a continuous tloor level from end to end, seats extending continuously along exit to the entrance, a transversely arranged guard extending partially across the car and separating the entrance from the exit, said guard being arranged to be moved so as to extend from either side the center thereof, sliding oors for closin the entrance and exit. 0 mail s, and tnovab e seats arranged to be p aeed at the entrance and exit openings at one side of the car; 5 substantial y as described. 1 A passenger car having a continuous I tlnor level from end to end and without interior partitions or bulk heads, and Inning side entrance and exit openings at its central portion. fixed steps at the said 0 nings witlnn the. side lines of the car. an doors over the outer edge portions of the steps and mounted to slide back into the side walls of the car; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

I PEARL N. JONES.

Witnesses:

A. F. Tntus'rrs, H. M. Coawm.

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